COAL MINERS SHOULD NOT BUILD SEPARATE ROADS FOR THEMSELVES BUT UNITE CAPITAL AND RESOURCES AND BUILD ONE ROAD, MINERS WHO DON'T CONTRIBUTE SHOULD BE EXPELLED

Government of Mongolia (GOM) stated on May 25, 2011 on coordination of productive development in Gobi by united policy


• “PM assigned GOM to work with integrated policy because development of South Gobi is connected inseparably to national development

• In particular, mining enterprises are not to build separate roads for themselves but it is correct to unite capital and resources and build one road

• PM instructed taskforce headed by First Deputy Premier to introduce to Cabinet priority and mid-term plans for sectors such as power, infrastructure and urban development

• The taskforce will boost work of Strategic Plan on South Gobi Development and general developments for plans for Tsogttsetsii (TT), Khanbogd (OT) and Gurvantes (MAK, SGQ) soums/villages and resolve infrastructure and urban development in integrated manner
• Attention will be paid to work of boosting paved road work of Mandalgobi- Dalanzadgad (provincial capital) 163 km, Dalanzadgad-TT-OT 251 km, research and resolve Gurvansaikhan airport, TT-Dalanzadgad 110kWt power transmission line

PM instructed and assigned duty to South Gobi provincial administration

• to eliminate in short time discrepancies and conflicts in the province arising due to reasons such as treating work from private benefit and interest viewpoint, incorrect information and misinterpretation of the law

• Make operations of TTL open and transparent, if necessary change structure, organization and management of TTL

• Have TTL participate in great productive development

Cabinet members criticized that administrations of Khanbogd and Tsogttsetsii are not vacating the land for several months during construction of water line for productive development saying the license possessor is not permitting it

• It has been touched upon during Cabinet meeting that if necessary all options should be considered such as accounting responsibility and freeing from position

• Provincial Governor promised that land issue will be resolved within 28th of this month and reply will be given

The Governor said that building railroad is the most correct resolution due to negative environmental and social impact of coal transportation.

Cabinet members view that enterprises that extract coal and transport and yet don’t build paved road and pay expenses such movement of seasonal herding area and water wells should be expelled.

PM firmly called attention in the conclusion – “ Work adhering to principle that government policy absolutely must not whatsoever get mixed up in private interests and politicization in medium and lower levels of the government”.

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